My parents took my sister and I to China, Hawaii, Europe, as well as other vacations when I was like 10-14 or something. I knew it wasn’t normal when we were doing it, like my friends families weren’t doing this, but I didn’t realize how unusual it was until much later. I definitely respect them for not leaving us, the kids, out of it, and teaching us how to travel, but man it’s crazy to spend that much money on a kid that’ll only remember a fraction of the trip at best.
Tangentially, speaking of memory - in China specifically, I remember being kinda swarmed by locals taking selfies with us, as my sister and I were two blond white kids, which isn’t an everyday sight there. I still wonder if we’re in any photo albums.
My parents took my sister and I to China, Hawaii, Europe, as well as other vacations when I was like 10-14 or something. I knew it wasn’t normal when we were doing it, like my friends families weren’t doing this, but I didn’t realize how unusual it was until much later. I definitely respect them for not leaving us, the kids, out of it, and teaching us how to travel, but man it’s crazy to spend that much money on a kid that’ll only remember a fraction of the trip at best.
Tangentially, speaking of memory - in China specifically, I remember being kinda swarmed by locals taking selfies with us, as my sister and I were two blond white kids, which isn’t an everyday sight there. I still wonder if we’re in any photo albums.